Johanna Pauls

An extra €4.16 million for measures aimed at preventing and responding to agricultural and forest fires has been approved by the Council of Ministers, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Saturday. “...

Local potato farmers are feeling the effects of the war in the Middle East as shipping costs for exports surge, leaving many uncertain about how much produce they can sell ...

Distraction by phones is one of the main causes of traffic accidents after speeding, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Saturday. “We believe that we should now focus on two ...

The veterinary services on Saturday closed 11 livestock units operating in the buffer zone in Pergamos over concerns of a further spreading of the foot-and-mouth disease. Speaking to CyBC, director general ...

A police patrol car was attacked with firecrackers near a church in Larnaca on Friday “Around 11pm last night, police received information about a fire in a rubbish bin, in ...

The Ayia Marina Chrysochous dam in Paphos overflowed on Saturday morning, the third of the eight dams in the district, following the rain of the recent days. The overflow “is ...

Local activists have launched an online fundraiser to support Cypriot Wolt drivers who held a one-week strike over what they called precarious working conditions which has already raised almost €10,000. “After ...

A 28-year-old policeman died after crashing with a car driven by a 23-year-old woman in the Engomi district of Nicosia late on Friday night. The incident occurred on Griva Digeni ...

The weekend is set to begin cloudy, with isolated showers and dust expected on the island. Temperatures are expected reach around 22 degrees Celsius inland, up to 20 degrees on the coast ...

A 34-year-old man, reportedly the owner of a nightclub, was shot at multiple times early on Saturday morning in Protaras, but no injuries reported, police said. The incident occurred shortly ...

Electricity supply to certain areas in Paphos will be interrupted next Tuesday due to maintenance work on the grid, the electricity authority (EAC) said on Friday. According to the EAC, ...

New developments emerged on Friday in the case surrounding the suicide of 15-year-old Stylianos Constantinou, with the Nicosia district court expected to decide by next week whether a confidential report ...

Demand for flights to Cyprus has risen sharply in the run-up to the Jewish Passover celebrations, which begin at the start of April. According to the Cyprus News Agency, Cyprus ...

Citizens have been urged to take government travel warnings seriously and avoid travelling to high-risk countries, with Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos warning on Friday that repatriation efforts will no longer ...

Delivery drivers working for the Finnish company Wolt returned to work on Friday after a week-long strike over working conditions, despite no agreement being reached with the company, with some ...

The Limassol district court has issued its first sentence in a case relating to the creation and spreading of AI-generated child sexual abuse content, marking the first of its kind ...

The 42-metre-high Xyliatos dam located in Troodos’ pine forest has overflowed, with a waterfall now passing through the nearby picnic area, the forestry department said on Tuesday. “This overflow creates ...

Activist group Afoa on Tuesday accused the authorities of not doing enough to halt what they described as a “climate of tension” and threats of “thugs” experienced by Wolt delivery ...

The strengthening of Cyprus’ defence capabilities, as well as the Republic’s adaptation to the current developments in the Middle East are among the key priorities for the future of ...

Around 100 Wolt drivers gathered outside the company’s headquarters in Nicosia on Monday as a strike over working conditions at the delivery service continued. “From here to four kilometres they ...

The National Council is convening on Monday to review President Nikos Christodoulides’ recent trip to Brussels. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said Christodoulides was expected to inform the Council members about ...

The prevailing rainy weather conditions have resulted in an accumulation of water, slippery road surfaces and limited visibility along the Limassol-Paphos highway near Paramali since the early hours of Monday. ...

A bomb exploded at the Pavilion banquet centre in Lakatamia, Nicosia, in the early hours of Monday, causing damage to the entrance. According to the police, the explosion occurred around 3.20...

The 39-year-old driver of the car involved in a fatal accident with a motorcycle in Strovolos last Thursday, in which a 15-year-old Syrian boy lost his life, was arrested by ...